1.Legal institutions and the cable TV culture dampen enthusiasm by punishing failure so remorselessly.
法律机构和有线电视文化冷酷无情地惩罚失败者，浇灭了他们的热情。
2.First, dollar weakness may well dampen enthusiasm for fixed income funds.
首先，美元疲软很可能会减弱投资者对固定收益基金的热情。
3.That, plus the economic downturn, may dampen enthusiasm for the "Bilbao effect" in some places.
再遇上经济不景气，更可能会挫伤某些地区“毕尔巴鄂效应”的热情。
4.The effect of this kind of clampdown has been to hurt a fledgling financial sector and dampen enthusiasm for financial innovation.
此类取缔的效果只能是打击一个羽翼未丰的金融行业并抑制对金融创新的热情。